A good drama affected by lazy writing
I actually like the story. I like the skeleton, I like the world-building, and I think there’s a genuinely intriguing mystery at the centre of it. The acting is good, the character archetypes are refreshingly done, and there’s enough there to make me curious about who is behind everything.
My problem is the writing. It’s just too convenient. Plot points are repeatedly resolved in ways that feel incredulous at best and silly at worst, and I found myself 11 episodes in with this happening consistently. I don't think I have the patience to tolerate another 37 episodes of it.
If this were a 16- or even 20-episode drama, I might have weathered the inconsistencies because I do think there’s a good drama hiding underneath all of this. But when you're asking me to commit to 37episodes, world-building alone is not going to cut it. I need clever writing and satisfying resolve too.
And that’s the frustrating part because there’s one major mystery I genuinely want to know the answer to. I just don't trust the drama to reveal it in a way that will satisfy me. Given how some of the biggest plot points have already been handled, I'm worried the big reveal will be another convenient, thinly written explanation.
So I'm tapping out. I’ll probably skim through Reddit to find out who did what and call it a day.
I completely understand why people like Blossoms of Power, and I think it had real potential. But for me, 37 episodes is a very expensive commitment for a drama that keeps asking me to suspend my disbelief.
Dropped.
My problem is the writing. It’s just too convenient. Plot points are repeatedly resolved in ways that feel incredulous at best and silly at worst, and I found myself 11 episodes in with this happening consistently. I don't think I have the patience to tolerate another 37 episodes of it.
If this were a 16- or even 20-episode drama, I might have weathered the inconsistencies because I do think there’s a good drama hiding underneath all of this. But when you're asking me to commit to 37episodes, world-building alone is not going to cut it. I need clever writing and satisfying resolve too.
And that’s the frustrating part because there’s one major mystery I genuinely want to know the answer to. I just don't trust the drama to reveal it in a way that will satisfy me. Given how some of the biggest plot points have already been handled, I'm worried the big reveal will be another convenient, thinly written explanation.
So I'm tapping out. I’ll probably skim through Reddit to find out who did what and call it a day.
I completely understand why people like Blossoms of Power, and I think it had real potential. But for me, 37 episodes is a very expensive commitment for a drama that keeps asking me to suspend my disbelief.
Dropped.
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